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News you use every day! The tornado outbreak of August 6, 1969, also known as the 1969 Minnesota tornado outbreak and the 1969 North Woods tornado outbreak, was a tornado outbreak that affected portions of north central Minnesota on August 6, 1969. Get breaking news updates along with other area information sent to you as a text message to your wireless device.We'll deliver news & updates to your inbox. Daily, weekend and Sunday packages.Stay connected to us wherever you are! According to records, the largest tornado in the Island Lake area was an F4 in 1967 that caused 100 injuries and 1 deaths. The Northwest Herald interviewed 35 people about the Palm Sunday tornado that struck McHenry County on April 11, 1965, killing five people in Crystal Lake and a boy in Island Lake.

Take our quiz and find out!Access nwherald.com and all Shaw Media Illinois content from all your digital devices and receive breaking news and updates from around the area.Local news, prep sports, Chicago sports, local and regional entertainment, business, home and lifestyle, food, classified and more! There were 13 confirmed tornadoes from the outbreak, 15 people were killed and 109 were injured. Five-year-old Charles Pokorny died later that day from injuries he sustained when the tornado destroyed his Island Lake home, according to the Historical Society of Island Lake. Island Lake, IL is a High Risk area for tornados.

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According to records, the largest tornado in the Island Lake area was an F4 in 1965 that caused 75 injuries and 6 deaths. Web Editor Nicole Franz edited those interviews into 40 videos that provide a glimpse into what they experienced 50 years ago.Those videos appear below along with galleries of historical photos of the damage in Crystal Lake and an interactive map of their stories.Nearly every story about Palm Sunday 1965 starts with the humidity.The day was unseasonably warm, so much so that Rick Burman, then about 20 years old, remembered wearing shorts and a T-shirt while building a dog kennel with his brother-in-law Ed Ozog at his grandparents' farmhouse where he and his wife lived.Barbara Oehmke was escaping the humidity by taking her four children shopping for Easter clothes at the Meadowdale Shopping Center in Carpentersville while her husband, Keith, was out, working an overtime shift for ComEd.Think you know all about the harmful effects of smoking? The Northwest Herald interviewed 35 people about the Palm Sunday tornado that struck McHenry County on April 11, 1965, killing five people in Crystal Lake and a boy in Island Lake.

*Tornado risk is calculated from the destruction path that has occured within 30 miles of the location. On Sunday, April 11, 1965, a massive tornado ripped through Crystal Lake, killing five people, destroying or damaging hundreds of homes and businesses, and forever changing the lives of those who lived through this destructive event. All rights reserved.Published in Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA, by Shaw Media. Plan your weekend and catch up on the news with our newsletters.Copyright © 2020 Northwest Herald. Tornado Information for Island Lake, Illinois Island Lake, IL is a High Risk area for tornados. Emergency centers for the injured were set up in the Crystal Lake community hall and city hall.